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Ireland, who are the team of the World Cup thus far after their win over
Australia on Saturday, kept a close eye on the pool C game in Nelson
yesterday between Russia and Italy, who won 53-17.

Russia are Ireland’s next opponents in Rotorua on Sunday and Italy’s scrum
showed that they will ask the Ireland pack some questions.

Italy achieved their ambition of a winning bonus point by scoring nine tries,
but they could not deny Russia their first World Cup try, which went to the
diminutive 5ft 4in scrum half, Alexander Yanyushkin, and they added two more
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